Nurse Practitioner - Student Health Center

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) collaborates with a multidisciplinary healthcare team and is service aligned, managing a defined patient population in the outpatient setting. This role emphasizes general, episodic, and preventive care while delivering patient-centered services. A strong foundation in evidence-based practice and education is essential, as the APP ensures adherence to clinical pathways, protocols, and fosters an environment of safe, high-quality care. The provider will demonstrate advanced medical knowledge, clinical and technical proficiency, sound clinical judgment, effective professional communication, and timely, compliant documentation. Additionally, the provider actively engages in professional development, competency validation, and contributes to the continuous improvement of patient care standards. This is an outpatient position with hours of 32hrs/wk, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 07:45 am to 4:30 pm. The department is located at 1210 Stevenson Center Lane, Nashville TN 37232-8710 in the Zerfoss Building, adjacent to Stevenson Center and across the street from McTyeire Hall and the Student Center for Wellbeing.

Requirements

Nurse Practitioner required
2+ years experience as an ambulatory/outpatient NP required
Master's degree
LIC-Licensed Nurse Practitioner - Tennessee
LIC-Physician's Assistant Certified - Tennessee
LIC-Registered Nurse - Tennessee

Nice To Haves

Student health/public health experience preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examination, assessment and plan of care.
In collaboration, provides healthcare services for primary, acute and complex care of patients and manages patients’ overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.
Orders, performs, interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.
Prescribes therapeutic interventions for both pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic, needed to achieve expected outcomes.
Utilizes evidence-based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care.
Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations
Provides specialty specific consultation services upon request and within scope of practice.
Facilitates the patient’s transition between and within health care settings.